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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF LEONA P. MARCHAND ON

MARCH 30, 2025

     Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Cruz,
Stewart, Voas, Solomon, Casey, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: March 27, 2025

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Leona P. Marchand was born on March 30, 1925, in Berlin, New

Hampshire. In the year of Mrs. Marchand's birth, a new Ford Model T cost approximately $295, a

loaf of bread cost 10 cents, a pound of butter cost 55 cents and a pound of bacon cost 47 cents;

and

     WHEREAS, The year 1925 was one of great breakthroughs for women's equality in the

United States, with Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming and Ma Ferguson of Texas becoming the

first female Governors in United States history; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Marchand met the love of her life, the late Alfred Marchand, on a blind

date. They later married, and raised six children, Christine, Robert, Russell, Kevin, Louise, and

Timothy in Central Falls; and

     WHEREAS, A dedicated and hardworking woman, Mrs. Marchand tirelessly provided

for her family and loved ones. Leona worked for more than 25 years at Ann & Hope, and after a

brief retirement, accepted a position with the Central Falls Public Schools as a food server, a

position she held until the age of 90; and

     WHEREAS, In her well-earned retirement, Mrs. Marchand enjoys gardening, tending to

her flower beds, and spending cherished time with her loved ones, especially at a camp in Maine.

She also makes yearly visits to Berlin, New Hampshire, to visit friends. Additionally, she enjoys

knitting, cooking, baking, and watching the Hallmark Channel; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

joyously celebrates the 100th Birthday of Leona P. Marchand on March 30, 2025; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Leona P. Marchand.

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